# 78 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City

6 reports on record since December 2017 · 5 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/78-worcester-boulevard

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5746792), 23 Jan 2025
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/5725851), 20 Jan 2025
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/4897979), 18 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3463294), 29 Jun 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/486373), 20 Aug 2018
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/340277), 14 Dec 2017

## Photographed here (5 on record)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5746792), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05746792/public/1_af9b25z8bkl.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/5725851), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05725851/public/1_7s7fvk7248sh.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/4897979), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04897979/public/1_81jf883ncox5.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/486373), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00486373/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/340277), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00340277/0

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Worcester Boulevard
- [60 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-worcester-boulevard), 22 reports
- [56 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/56-worcester-boulevard), 14 reports
- [5 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-worcester-boulevard), 13 reports
- [75 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/75-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [28 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [48 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard), 9 reports
- [2 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-boulevard), 9 reports
- [62 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/62-worcester-boulevard), 6 reports
- [Worcester Boulevard, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-boulevard)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6345&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6345&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6345&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [Mister Brightside](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-brightside-christchurch-central-city), 55 m away · Bars & pubs
- [The Rockpool & Micky Finns](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rockpool-micky-finns-christchurch-central-city), 58 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Mr Brightside Rooftop Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/mr-brightside-rooftop-bar-christchurch-central-city), 64 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Caveman](https://www.chch.live/business/caveman-christchurch-central-city), 70 m away · Fast food

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 273 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 274 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Christchurch and Antarctica — Gateway City Historical Plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63187-scott-statue-reserve), 72 m away, “CHRISTCHURCH AND ANTARCTICA — gateway city historical plaque” · 2009
- [Antarctic Programmes 1957–2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63188-scott-statue-reserve), 72 m away, “ANTARCTIC PROGRAMMES 1957–2007 (commemorative plaque)” · 2009
- [Robert Falcon Scott — Memorial Base](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63189-scott-statue), 72 m away, “ROBERT FALCON SCOTT — memorial base (duplicate of main pedestal)” · 2009

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $4,110,000, land $4,110,000, improvements $0 · 1,027 m² · ref 22700/28600 · roll last edited July 2026

A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular.

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario.

### Water
- **This land flooded in 2011-2014**, [Has flooded before](https://www.chch.live/floods) · 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Worcester Boulevard in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=worcester-boulevard&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week**, $42 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## What was here, Public Trust Building
*50 m away · 152 Oxford Terrace · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/502)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue and Setting
*72 m away · 153 Oxford Terrace · located to ±3 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/275)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1840

## What was here, Former Municipal Chambers and Setting
*88 m away · 159 Oxford Terrace · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/172)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1844

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office
*89 m away · 1 Cathedral Square · located to ±33 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/297)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Mill Island and Setting
*104 m away · 71 Hereford Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/296)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 62 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 104 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 159 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 160 m to the edge · Botanic
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 215 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 235 m away · Council office
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 248 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 274 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 333 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 372 m away · Car park
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 380 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 427 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 29 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 51 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city), 85 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 111 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 128 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 78 Worcester Boulevard?**

6 council reports on record since December 2017, most often graffiti (3), litter (2), dumped rubbish (1).

**What school is 78 Worcester Boulevard zoned for?**

[Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.53120643378089,172.63451326224296)

**Which suburb is 78 Worcester Boulevard in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-boulevard).

**What stood at 78 Worcester Boulevard before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Public Trust Building](https://www.chch.live/place/502), [Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/275).

**What is the nearest park to 78 Worcester Boulevard?**

[Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 62 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=78-worcester-boulevard · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-boulevard
